Mall customers in Japan feel sick after man sprays unknown substance

Japanese people feel sick after man sprays unknown substance in shopping mall
Around 20 people feel sick in a luxury shopping center in the center of Tokyo, Japan, this Monday (25), after a man sprayed an unknown substance in the place.
According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, authorities say that a man was seen applying a spray around an ATM located on the first floor of the place. At least 19 people were taken to hospital.
A 70-year-old woman who was at the mall told the broadcaster that her throat began to "itch and hurt" when she approached the ATM:
"When I arrived, the chaos had already started, and I thought maybe there was a small fire or something. When I entered the ATM area, I felt my throat scratchy, almost asleep."
Images from Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV show dozens of emergency teams at the hospital. location, including firefighters wearing chemical protective suits, cleaning what appeared to be a stain on a wall in the Ginza Six shopping complex.
The streets in the vicinity of the mall in the Ginza commercial district were closed after the incident.
Police are still investigating who the man who caused all this is and his motivation, according to authorities.
Emergency teams wearing chemical protective suits
REUTERS/Issei Kato
Client being treated by emergency personnel
REUTERS/Issei Kato

Source: G1